Daily Republican., 1887-07-01
VTHn UHURuH rArR.
BY L. ClsnHBuxs.

1,
Thert! knowsd It would bs 20, spite Of Al
my werd and prayer,
Thsy've resolved to Iins tssstbsr, for TO hole
When told them my objection though m,
J. words were few and mild,
They Just turned to ono smother and th q,
looked % queer and smiled.
Now I've mingled with them sistsys for q
teore OF years or more,
And there's none that has worked harder
but wept my eyelids s1re,
"nen saw ,nem smile and giggls In the
ioiemn place oi prayer
just peeanse spoke an voted gin the hold
But they 'pinted their csmmittee an ar.
ranged the plap uoy thing,
Just 10 suit their era.y notie on q Tor the monev
As they said, "they needed carpet, and new
cushion In the pews.
"And the choir wants an orpap, and the
church q chaDde lier,
And toe pulpit must be altered, for It looked
go odd and queer.
They had tried to raife the money. BY col-
lection in the pew,
Bot they couldn't g, no dollars and of PEN
"Sermons didn't seem to rsach 'em, but they
loved TO drink and eat,
so TO save tho dyin' people, they must q i've
them dcshly meat;
II their souls were worth the Swim they
must have sweeiened cup.
l}0Qn0I m n w d fnr 4,a al, ia tAI
meeting up"
There wac sisters ine and Sary, and SCORE
Of Others tpo,
net 'Dsssesr s,ss ssysy evon'n for to put tho
lhey weuld move and reconsider, then 70.
solve and move agin,
I'll IL seemed as II the busint 81, never would
DO voted In.
Some thought tho waiting maidens should
Do of the supper ten,"
Cause they said their charms would dazz,s
and draw In tho younger men.
rhey must havs pood for fisnin' with anna
tender little baits,
Where toe boys would catch a trlfie,and tn,
girls would fish icr mates.
they mus. have postal offios, aud a guess.
Ing stand they seized,
And heoe-ca at the well dtspeDsln' lemon.
They must veto q handsome dolly to the
pre.tictt Miss In town,
And the :pryest lookin' bachelor gets the
gaudy dressin' gown.
me sweetest maiden gets the ring. lodged
Within the m ssive cake,
ana Ior WY httle money you cln learn
your future fato;
Little mafdens ore, sed ike ia tries, mu It
DobblL' here and there,
Sellin' little buds and ioses for the girls and
Doys to wear.
So they plan, invent ami settle for to help
tae thing along,
Just as If the LORD had blundered, ami had
fixed the matter wrong;
JUST Is II the s2u OF peopie could be fed
on su h hasr,
And the church wsa bill, O urpose for to get
the peoples cash.
Then they read It in the meeti n VIII IN tn,
thing was coming off,
And although IL seemed irreverent, st
gave cofbful cousf;
For ws nted them to row II, even though
the thing IL ignt win
was d0wp upon slch nonsense, so they need
not ant mo in.
50 VIXEN everything was ready, for the open
in OF the show
With .hsir trinkets and their gswgaws-and
tell you wasn't slow,
'hey were vases, swinging baskets, needle |
work and ruLbsr toy,
'arey hoJds and bingham aprons, velvet
clippers for ths boys.
here were fIucy smeliin' bottles, collars, |
handKeronisfs and sich,
stacks and stacks OF shinin' nothin' which /
they said was very ricn;
here were heaps Of little tritiss, hardly |
worth grain OF dust,
tacks and stacks OF empty bubbles, which
tnty sad would neve. bust.
hen they had a lively raiiie, for lot Of
vhic, thsy said wa, for the wi 1ner, II he
got but votes enouxh.
III they had to do to git It, was to pay q lit.
tie fee,
s it went to help the mes.ia'. there was not
better Plea.
10 the thing was kept NOV n, crowds went
poutfn' In ana out,
Ill the mtetfn' folks and Others, said twas
grand With out doubt,
hey had bought their pock cts empty, and |
had flied their stomlcks full,
Ill the sisters .irly sh outed ;they mad made
so good apull.
XVI.
Now" they sad, "we've got the m oney mot
in vain cur toll and seatch.
'e'u put In the latest lash ion, we will have |
stylish churc
70 Will show these fossil fogies churches
c,n't be run on air,
hurchss fAtten more on dollarz, than they
90 on faith and prayer.
XVII.
have been q faithful sister, ever since my |
youthful dayR,
have loved the courts Of Zion, l have prized
her simple ways;
have read my Bible ever, l have read IL ,
thr ugh In prayer,
1t I've neser seen passage, that erjir Cd